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Unit 12: Monitoring & Control
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Figure 12.9: A Typical Milestone Trend Chart
12.8.1 Using the WBS to Report Project Status
Because the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) shows the hierarchical structure of the work to be
done, it can be used for status reporting, too. In its simplest form, each activity box can be shaded
to reflect completion percentages. As lower-level activities are completed, the summary activities
above them can be shaded to represent percent complete data. Senior managers will appreciate
knowing that major parts of the project are complete. Unfortunately, the WBS does not contain
scheduling or sequencing information. To the extent that this adds to the value of the report,
narrative data or brief tabular data might be added to the report. Figure 12.10 shows an example
status report using the WBS.
Figure 12.10: Status Reporting with the WBS
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